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I would say it's mostly due to the fact that they're oil lubricated, and oiling them flushes the dirt outwards rather than inwards. Unlubricated AW hubs don't last donkeys years!
So the conclusion is that we should all be running old Campagnolo Record hubs with oil ports, and dribbling oil into them before every ride.